Italian Beef Recipe

This Italian beef recipe is an easy and flavorful slow cooker meal made with tender chuck roast, savory Italian dressing mix, and tangy pepperoncini peppers. After slow cooking until the beef is tender enough to shred, it’s piled onto soft hamburger buns for a delicious homemade sandwich that’s perfect for an easy family dinner. Discover more flavorful recipes like Italian Beef Recipe right here.

Ingredients

• 3 pounds beef chuck roast
• 3 (1-ounce) packages dry Italian salad dressing mix
• 1 cup water
• 1 (16-ounce) jar pepperoncini peppers
• 8 hamburger buns, split

Directions

• Place the beef chuck roast in a slow cooker.
• Rub the dry Italian salad dressing mix evenly over the top of the roast.
• Pour the water around the roast.
• Cover and cook on High for 5 to 6 hours, or until the beef is tender and easily pulls apart with a fork.
• Remove the cooked beef from the slow cooker.
• Shred the beef using two forks.
• Return the shredded beef to the slow cooker.
• Add the pepperoncini peppers and as much pepperoncini juice as desired for extra flavor.
• Cover and cook for 1 more hour.
• Spoon the tender Italian beef onto the split hamburger buns.
• Serve immediately.

Preparation Details

• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 6 hours
• Total Time: 6 hours 15 minutes
• Servings: 6
• Yield: 6 servings